02 May 1939
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1939
Page
1
The Thomasville High School band won the state meet in Milledgeville with strong performance and standout soloists. Director Mr Verran fostered disciplined progress, earning national recognition for the group. A Charlotte national meeting invitation remains possible, but travel costs and district finances complicate attendance.
Athens figure Abit Nix hints at entering the gubernatorial race to address state debt and independence from external pressure. He cites teacher contract disputes, potential school closures, and funding transparency as pivotal issues shaping Georgia's future. Nix is praised as honest and bold with a focus on sustaining educational facilities. Wish the election were sooner.
The piece discusses whether Franklin D. Roosevelt secures a third term, potential Georgia delegation loyalties, and the debate over primaries versus committee picks. It cites Garner Hull and Trull as possible contenders, public sentiment on patronage, and the political climate shaping the 1940 nomination.
Readable fragments list plant parts and chemical symbol terms. Mentions a calyx part and a mercury symbol, with stray terms like acrostic and a jumbled word set.
The text presents a dense OCR puzzle list with numbered clues ranging from short names to scientific terms. It includes partial phrases and scattered entries such as compass points fruit stone and god of war, plus scattered garbled words and stray letters, indicating a collage of crossword style hints and an unfinished solution grid.
The note discusses wartime attitudes toward Germans and Italians, lingering anti foreign sentiment, and recent immigration policy limits. It cites Central European mistreatment and questions openness to southern and central Europeans amid broader national concerns.
A first person reminiscence of New York theater figures including Ziegfeld Belasco Walter Kingsley and Jeanne Eagels. The speaker recalls delivering telegrams on Broadway for two decades and describes Belasco in crisis and the theater crowd pleading for revival while telegrams pile up.
A patriotic Thomasville and Thomas County group denounces federal and state tax policy and expanding bureaucracy. They advocate 1932 Democratic platform ideas, warn against usurpers and despotism, and urge readers to scrutinize government growth while stressing liberty and inheritance of Jeffersonian principles.
A 1937 Fansteel sit-down strike at North Chicago is reviewed. The Supreme Court rules workers had no right to seize their employers plant, upholding legal remedies and negating the sit-down tactic despite unfair labor practices. The decision boosts legal order and undermines the recovery drive rhetoric.
Individuals interested in backing the paper are invited to write to this office with communications expressing support for the daily publication. The notice emphasizes ongoing involvement and outreach to readers and supporters.
A reminiscence recalls Broadway telegram routes and the many actors and performers met over two years. The note mentions Jeanne Eagles Valentino Marie Dressler Tex Guingi Walter Kingsley and about a hundred others, illustrating a bustling era on stage and street.
An old preacher requests Br’er Johnson take the lamp to the altar and hold it high for all to see while singing a hymn about enduring fire and faith. The scene emphasizes ritual and communal participation in a moment of confession and surrender.
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